BEIJING - Danish Queen Margrethe II will pay a state visit to China from April 24-28 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the announcement in Beijing on Wednesday.

UK-China collaboration has reached new heights, with a wave of new agreements at the 2014 UK-China High Level People to People Dialogue held on Wednesday. With the theme of this year's dialogue "Shared Futures" in education, health, culture

China and the European Union must make joint efforts to tackle climate change, the EU commissioner for climate action said in Beijing on Thursday. Connie Hedegaard said it is crucial that both sides discuss joint action on the issue before the 2015 U

Ukraine crisis Fire at Ukraine's Odessa kills 38 BEIJING - China on Saturday Said it is "Deeply Concerned" by the Escalating Ukraine Crisis Causing Numerous Clashes with Violence and Casualties in east and south Ukraine. "We call on al

BEIJING - Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva will pay a state visit to China from May 12 to 18, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday. Cavaco Silva is invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Hua said at the ministry's d

People hold a rally to mark and celebrate the announcement of the results of the referendum on the status of Luhansk region in Luhansk May 12, 2014. [Photo / Agencies] Ukraine crisis DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Moscow protesters in eastern Ukraine declare

France's administrative regions - Normandy, Alsace, Burgundy, etc -. Have long been part of the identity of citizens of this diverse country Now, merging some of them is seen as a logical way to save money on bureaucracy, and the French support it -

Security group urges cease-fire and dialogue on autonomy in the east Germany's foreign minister flew to Ukraine on Tuesday to help start talks between the Ukrainian government and its foes following the declaration of independence by two eastern regi

Armies of Terminator-like warriors fan out across the battlefield, destroying everything in their path, as swarms of fellow robots rain fire from the skies. That dark vision could all too easily shift from science fiction to fact with disastrous cons

MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday his country does not intend to use the International Space Station past the year 2020 and that this would effectively exclude the United States from using the orbiting laboratory. The

VIENNA - Both the United States and Iran on Tuesday voiced their cautious view of the Iranian nuclear talks in Vienna, saying the talk could be very difficult, as the significant gaps remain unresolved. Speaking to reporters after an unofficial dinne

MOSCOW - Russia has said it is extremely important to implement as soon as possible a roadmap proposed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to solve the Ukraine crisis. "The implementation of ... the 'roadmap' would

VLADIVOSTOK - Russian navy ships left here Wednesday for Shanghai to take part in a joint naval drill with the Chinese navy. Six ships from the Russian Pacific Fleet would take part in the "Joint Sea-2014" drill in the northern part of the

French photojournalist Camille Lepage on assignment in the Central African Republic in February. Lepage, 26, was found dead on Tuesday, having been shot during a firefight. Fred Dufour / Agence France-Presse The UN Security Council has condemned the

Turkey has declared three days of national mourning for victims of a coal mine explosion that killed at least 238 people and left at least 200 more trapped underground, the prime minister's office said on Wednesday. President Abdullah Gul has cancell

An injured miner is carried to an ambulance after being rescued from a coal mine in Turkey's western province of Manisa on Tuesday. The death toll from an explosion and fire at the mine continued to rise on Wednesday as workers were still retrieving

Moscow will play an active part in Asia-Pacific affairs to advance the establishment of a regional free trade agreement, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday. "It is our long-term perspective that we build a free trade agreement for the A

Protesters run away from water canon fired by the riot police during a demonstration blaming the ruling AK Party (AKP) government for the mining disaster in western Turkey, in central Istanbul May 14, 2014. [Photo / Agencies] SOMA, Turkey - Amid wail

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday brushed aside questions about whether the involvement of Vice President Joe Biden's son in a Ukrainian natural gas company raised ethical issues at a time when the administration is promoting energy diversity i

Riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters during a demonstration blaming the ruling AK Party (AKP) government for the mining disaster in western Turkey, in central Istanbul May 14, 2014. [Photo / Agencies] SOMA, Turkey - Furious Turks heckl

Photo: Courtesy of County of Milan Marcelo Burlon insists he sleeps an untroubled eight hours every night. It’s obvious what he does with the other 16 hours in his day. His Milanese studio is a huge warren of rooms in a beautifully frescoed 17th-cent

Courtesy Anya Hindmarch England’s reigning accessories queen, Anya Hindmarch, is adding a new territory to her empire. In addition to some 50 stores globally, including one uptown on Madison Avenue, on September 3 Hindmarch will officially open a ded

Riot policemen patrol along a street during a nation-wide protest as opposition parties tried to block a change in the law that may delay elections, in Goma eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, January 19, 2015. [Photo / Agencies] KINSHASA - At leas

MOSCOW - Russia is ready to cooperate with Ukraine's new parliament in the interests of both states and peoples, a top legislator said Wednesday. "Today making this sort of claims - that Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) is pro-European and

LISBON - The relationship between Portugal and China has made a "giant leap" forward in the last few years, the president of the China Observatory in Portugal said on Wednesday. "In the last few years a giant step has been taken, with